Saturn AURA vs. Mazda Protege MPG

Chart is based on 288 fuel economy reports for the Saturn AURA and 100 fuel economy reports for the Mazda Protege.

Saturn AURA MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	MPG
2009	4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	6	10	10	75	73	28.0
2008	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	4	11	38	47	70	23.1
2008	4dr Sedan 219-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	5	18	9	68	69	25.9
2008	4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	8	16	22	54	69	26.9
2007	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	3	9	40	48	79	22.2
2007	4dr Sedan 224-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	29	16	51	77	22.9
2007	4dr Sedan 164-horsepower 2.4L I4 Hybrid 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	10	35	50	65	28.0

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Mazda Protege MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	MPG
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	4	19	45	32	71	28.3
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	8	28	38	28	93	24.0
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	0	8	5	88	70	31.4
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	light	31	8	15	46	71	29.9
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	13	23	43	21	66	27.6
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	7	23	17	53	70	25.3
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	7	18	2	73	73	27.8
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2002.5	4dr Wagon turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	11	42	16	32	75	28.6
2002.5	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	45	45	10	100	23.1
2002.5	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	23	41	2	34	70	25.0
2002	4dr Wagon 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	15	85	70	27.7
2002	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	4	39	20	37	88	27.0
2002	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	29	20	46	83	24.9
2002	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	8	22	37	33	83	28.0
2001	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	10	20	30	40	110	28.7
2001	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	1	1	88	10	65	27.0
2000	4dr Sedan 122-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	1	65	0	34	58	24.9
2000	4dr Sedan 105-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	15	35	50	65	31.5

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Saturn AURA

Saturn AURA Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	almost double that of my previous vehicle see full Saturn AURA review
2008	4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	in town with the a/c on i get 19 mph but on the highway on trips i get 32 driving at 70mph see full Saturn AURA review
2008	4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Fuel economy is very good for vehicle this size. Ecotec is great on the highway. 3.6 Alloytec V6 with 6-speed is also surprisingly fuel frugal. see full Saturn AURA review
2008	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	FANTASTIC! And I drive it like I stole it! see full Saturn AURA review
2008	4dr Sedan 219-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	The car gets better fuel economy than most 4 cylinder cars this size. see full Saturn AURA review
2008	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	The Aura XR has an EPA rating of 18/26 (give or take). We consistently average 20+ in town and for 252hp, it averaged a respectable 28.5 - 30.3npg on a recent 18hr road trip. Did I mention we were fully loaded (4 humans and a full trunk)! see full Saturn AURA review
2008	4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	For the vehicle size, the 4-cylinder EPA rating is very good. see full Saturn AURA review
2008	4dr Sedan 219-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Decent fuel economy see full Saturn AURA review
2007	4dr Sedan 224-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Good mpg for big V6. Avg 19 in mostly city driving, 28-29 mpg on trips see full Saturn AURA review
2007	4dr Sedan 224-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Excellent fuel economy. I routinely get 29mpg at 65mph and 25mpg at 85mph. see full Saturn AURA review

Saturn AURA Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	The 2007 XR model only available with a V6 engine(less economy). see full Saturn AURA review
2007	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	My car seems rather high in this regard or maybe I just have a lead foot. see full Saturn AURA review
2007	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Poor city fuel economy. see full Saturn AURA review
2007	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Good on highway, but bad on local. see full Saturn AURA review
2007	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	city mileage on XR lower than anticipated, not good in stop and go driving see full Saturn AURA review
2007	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	not broken in and haveing too much fun with the pedal. both will improve with time. this is a baby touring sedan that handles. see full Saturn AURA review
2007	4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	The fuel economy is not class leading. I average about 20 miles per gallon in a mix of city and highway driving. see full Saturn AURA review
2007	4dr Sedan 224-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Good on highway, very bad in traffic. see full Saturn AURA review
2007	4dr Sedan 224-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Its six cylinder engine could not realistically be compared with a four. I really wanted to consider the Aura GL, and had had a request in to a dealer to let me know when they got one in. I never received a response to the call. see full Saturn AURA review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Mazda Protege

Mazda Protege Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Gets original rating of 25/30 MPG. see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	On a recent trip from Charlottetown, PE, Canada to Halifax, NS my car averaged 35 miles per US gallon, or over 730km per tank of fuel. As a Merchandiser, my job requires a lot of city Driving and I average 600km per tank of gas see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	A turbo sedan that got me 35mpg all-highway, and gets 28+ in mixed driving. see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Great fuel economy my first tank was 28mpg, my second one with my cold air intake installed got it over 30! see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	The car does get excellent fuel economy- IF you can keep your foot out of it. I rarely succeed in that endeavor- the car is just too much fun to drive, the embodiment of "driving a slow car, fast." see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Great fuel efficiency but still retains a lot of pep and zip. see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Not too bad, the roof rack hurts it a bit. gets a solid 22-25 driving 70-75 on highway. Does get 30mpg at 60 mph, but that speed will get you killed on California interstates. see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	ave 30 mpg+ see full Mazda Protege review
2002	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	I average right around 30mpg with mixed driving, a little highway-biased. I've been satisfied with the overall gas mileage. see full Mazda Protege review
2002	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	30+ mpg highway. 28 city. Not too shabby. see full Mazda Protege review

Mazda Protege Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Suburban fuel economy is acceptable, at nearly 30 mpg. But on the highway, with the engine spinning well over 3,000 rpm, fuel economy also struggles to crack 30. Many much larger, much more powerful cars achieve better highway fuel economy. Some owners have fitted the fifth gear from the related transmission in the Mazda6 to get more of an overdrive. see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	not good for a small 4 cyl. i have had better economy on the same roads with bigger and simmilar cars see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Gets below avaerage mileage for a car this size/ engine/ trans. see full Mazda Protege review
2001	4dr Sedan 103-horsepower 1.6L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	It was significantly lower than Toyota or Honda at the time. see full Mazda Protege review